Quotes About Contemplation

The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying.

As you smell the fragrance of a flower by handing it or the smell of sandalwood by rubbing it against a stone, so you obtain spiritual awakening by constantly thinking of God.

I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.

One-half of the ills of life come because men are unwilling to sit down quietly for thirty minutes to think through all the possible consequences of their acts.

Banish, therefore, from thy heart the distractions of earth and turn thine eyes to spiritual joys, that thou mayest learn at last to repose in the light of the contemplation of God.

Alone-in moments of prayer or meditation, or simply in stillness-we breathe more deeply, see more fully, hear more keenly. We notice more, and in the process, we return to what is sacred.

The temple of our purest thoughts is silence.

A humble man who lives a spiritual life, when he reads the Holy Scriptures, while relate all things to himself and not to others.

Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!

The fly that touches honey cannot use it's wings; so too the soul that clings to spiritual sweetness ruins it's freedom and hinders contemplation.

Inward is not a direction. Inward is a dimension.

We keep so busy talking we are so keen to act that we forget that in the heart lies all we need untapped, intact.

At the profoundest depths in life, men talk not about God but with Him.

Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.

Meditation is listening to the divine within

The soul never thinks without a picture.

Spiritual experiences are like mist, they will evaporate.

Hold up your hands before your eyes. You are looking at the hands of God.

The friend of silence comes close to God.

A realized one sends out waves of spiritual influence in his aura, which draw many people towards him. Yet he may sit in a cave and maintain complete silence.

You are all searching for the silence of the mountain. But you're looking for something outside. This silence is accessible to you right now, inside the center of your own being.

To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.

Recounting of a life story, a mind thinking aloud leads one inevitably to the consideration of problems which are no longer psychological but spiritual.

Let not the spirit wander while the words of prayer run on out of our mouth.